Christopher PaoliniCome, kiss me sweet, and then let us return to bed, for I am tired, and I would sleep.
About This Quote
A popular romantic song from the English Renaissance. The first line of the song, “Come kiss me sweet and then let us return to bed, for I am tired and I would sleep,” is an example of a common figure of speech known as the “iterative form.” This form is used to express a single thought many times within a sentence.
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